Telegram-herald., 1887-10-07
4 CHASTITY DISCOVERY
nUR0eR. ACCIDENT Or SUICIDE.
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near tse D.. y II. A n JuxetisK. sss ssen
Al serf os lhs property Of d. Ii. hsssss.
vhieh russ SisBg ths west esnf Of ths
river. inertia ~ tss D., q. u. a h. Railroad,
eisaTing away the uzsersrusk. Nesberssy
sfterRe0n he wss 81 weTk sDeot nttssn rods
from ske river aid sssut tslrgs i've rods
fren the rsilrsss, wIsn be was suddssiy
startled On Pesfing lnss . clump OF t0skes
20 eshSls the remains, ~ rslser tie skele-
ton oi aac. Ise skali ia its CHASTITY
Eflmness frlshisssd the old man, and alter
Noticing that an Old black straw bAt lss
on the breast. snd tkxt the clothes were
iRtact be hastensa from tss sp0E sDc short
ly aIter came dsvn town and reported bis
bad =. Police Headquarters. From there
Coroner Brsdlsn was notified. AID IA CON-
psny with pepsty Sher1 Sc2lly and re-
porter for IHE IELEGEAs HEsAAp. hs drove
10 the depot al tke ID. 4 M. Junction. As
the old man had returned home before the
Coroner had been notified aud no one IA
the vicinity could tell where he lived, the
trio proceeded 10 the vicinity Of where they
supposed the skeleton lay. IL Is abost bali
mile from the depot and IN the miust OF
swamp filled with brush, weeds and burrs
aad as II had begun 10 rain IL was very dis-
agreeable search. After looking IN vain for
nearly all hour they retfaced their steps and
after much inquiry found old man ThomD-
son aud under his guidance reached the
spot. which they had passed directly By
short time previous. A small elm tree is
surrounded BY small willows which stand
closely together ana average ia height about
FIVE feet. In the very midst OF these and
with the head resting on the roots OF the
little elm. Law the remains OF what had
once been man. The skull was entirely
bare, not psrIicle of flesh o. skin beng
left, and immediately below Il lzy the old
hat The coat and all the clothing was in
tact aud IN fair state of preservation. The
coat was unbuttoned. but the vest was but
toned 0Jia being of some dark brown
mate T. The pants were striped. aud
the .ace shoes were cut IA places
IS though they had been too
small for the feet. One hand had fallen
from the arm, being broken oil a. TIE
wrist. After looking the body over and
viewing the surroundings by the pale gilsa-
mer OF lantern. Coroner Bradish opsneo
the coat enough to gain access 10 the inner
right pocket. The lining was rotten, and
after some difficulty he took frnm the
pocket q small black tie aud a piece of
white paper which it had evidently 5sen
wrapped in. There was little shreas OF tse
flesh still remaining on the bones, just
enough to make the clothes slimy. and the
Coroner decided to make no further investi-
cations until ii was daylight.
This morning jury will be irnpsneled
aud taken 10 the scene, and the officers are
in hopes that some weapon, q letter.
or something will DE found 10
prove the mans identity and eIplsin
the manner aud cause of his death. From
Appearances IL would hardly seem possible
that the man had crept into this deserted
spot and taken his own life, and those who
have seen the remains have EXPRESSED il As
their opinion that there has been foul play
and that probably a murder wac committed
and the remains secreted there. The bushe.
are growing close around the skeleton and
had not some one been at work cleaning mp
the place il is hardly likely that the BODY
would ever have been discovered. As vet
there is no clew as 10 who the man was, out
some Developments may be expected to-
day